OUII POSTAL SERVICE It Indicates the Growth of the Na tion's Prosperity. I'nllcil Slnlm Xom llnj I'iinnrd of 77,000 Post ma«ler> —How Their Accounts Are C'lteuked mid Audited. [Special Washington Letter ! VERY boou after his retirement from the senate, where he had beeu a conspicuous figure for Almost ~0 y ears, John J. Ingalls, of lxansas, delivered a lecture in this ■city in which he dwelt particularly on the various ways of getting on in the world, lie compared himself with Jay Uould, ttie millionaire, saying: "We both began life with the same fa cilities, and about the same time. CJould was gifted with business in fctincts, and 1 had the gift of gab. We each developed our talents. Gould has become a millionaire, and 1 am ti. statesman out of a job." Stories concerningthe developments of the lives of successful men are al ways interesting, and usually instruc <tive. Not long ago Senator McMillan, t)f Michigan, permitted the publica tion of the manner in which he began life in a rented house which he bought on the installment plan; how lie bought other houses, and finally pur chased the entire block of ground on which he began, and built thereon his palace. -Nations grow as men grow. Men and women gifted with the reflective faculties enjoy reading the histories of the development of successful na tions, and from them learn valuable lessons for the betterment and devel opment of individuals. Samson, the strong man of Scripture, gloried in liii strength, went to excesses, and finally fell into the hands of his ene mies who maimed and mutilated him. The history of some ancient nation might be taken, but everybody will better understand the history of the more modern nation which compares with Samson. Spain was a mighty na tion, after centuries of development. But, like the Scriptural giant, Spain went into excesses, and gradually be came a pauper nation. She fell again and again before her enemies, until at last her excesses compelled the mas terful enmity of this republic, and she was driven from the continent which she had disgraced. This nation of which we are all so proud has grown into magnificent pro portions, and let us all hope that righteousness and integrity may al ways prevail, lest we also indulge in excesses and fall. Like the senator quoted, we have grown up on the in stallment plan. First we were com paratively small, but we expanded into Florida and the Gulf coast. Then we we expanded by the Louisiana pur chase. Next by the Mexican war we expanded to the Pacific coast. Final ly, by the war with Spain we expand ed into both oceans, after making Ha waii a part of our individuality. All the nations grow in wealth as they grow in population, and mer cantile development is a corollary of every avenue of success. On the day of his assassination President Mc- Jiinley talked to the whole world on this subject, while he advised his coun trymen how to pursue business thor oughfares which have been opening during the recent years. All commercial transactions of the present require the facilities of na tional and international mails. There fore the development of the country is indicated by the growth of the executive department in charge of that branch of the public service. Very significent of the national growth were the words of Postmaster j' > L ) POSTMASTER GENERAL PAYNE. •General Payne before leaving this city recently: "This department is seriously embarrassed for want of of fice room. We have rented buildings, but cannot goon renting year after year. The only businesslike thing to •do is to provide further regular ac commodations for the post office de partment. It seems to me that the government ought to condemn the en tire square south of the department building and erect thereon a substan tial annex." With the purpose of making ample and permanent provision for the post office department, the congress caused to be erected on Pennsylvania avenue a nine-story granite building covering an entire block of ground, and the de partment was moved into that build ing in September, 1899, less thau three years ago. Just think of it! In that brief space of time the department has grown so that now five divisions of the department are in rented quar ters at an annual rental of more than <2.5000. There is a constant growth fit the work of the department and a corresponding inercs.se In the number of clerks. The rural free delivery oc cupies two floors of a large office building opposite the department proper; the division of post office supplies is half a mile from headquar ters; the railway mail service is more than a quarter of a mile away; and the mailbag repair shop is also sep arated from the department proper. All of these divisions are connected by the departmental telephone, but of course business cannot always be transacted satisfactorily in that manner. There are now upwards of TO.OOO post offices, 4.470 of them being presi dential, the remainder being fourth class; all of them, however, are doing a gradually increased business, which must be supervised in this capital. PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON. (The First Man to Roform the Post Otllce Department.) liy the time the proposed annex can lie completed it is estimated that there will be upwards of 80,000 post offices. By the way, while this development of the postal service indicates national prosperity, it must not be overlooked that the other executive departments are likewise showing increased busi ness, alhough not to such a marked extent as in the postal service. The auditor for the post office de partment, although an official of the treasury department, must have his of fices in the same building with the post office department, for conven ience in the transaction of public business. This official has under his direction in round numbers 000 em ployes, and they require a great deal of space. In all ages of the world there has been a disposition to dishonesty on the part of government employes. An anias and Sapphira were not the first, nor was Cassius the only Roman "reputed to have an itching palm." Previous to 1836 all postal accounts were received, recorded and settled in the post office department. Under this practice scandals arose and president Jackson requested the congress to in vestigate them. The congressional in vestigations resulted in a law estab lishing an auditor's bureau, as a sep arate institution, free from the influ ences of the postal service. In accord ance with that law President Jackson appointed C. Iv. Gardner, of New Jer sey, on July 14, 1830, and the postal ac counts have ever since been audited by treasury officials, the present au ditor being Henry A. Castle, of .Minne sota, who has occupied the position since may 17, 1897. Previous to assum ing the duties of this great office, t'apt. Castle had been postmaster at St. Paul, Minn., where he made a careful study of postal laws and regulations. In IS3G the total transactions of the office were less than $0,000,000 an nually. For the last fiscal year the aggregate transactions amounted to $803,259,306. Isn't that a tremendous business? The sale of every stamp and postal card is watched by the au ditor's office. Not a penny must be misdirected in all of the more than 30.000,000 domestic money orders which are issued every year. Every money order ultimately comes to the auditor's office as a voucher, where it is handled five times and checked twice, by different officials. Without counting them, the total weight of money orders received here has been upwards of 9,000 pounds in one month. In his official report the auditor says: "Not only are we obliged to keep correct accounts of all brandies of the postal service, for the purpose of our own settlements with postmas ters. but we are almost daily called upon for information by the post office department which is used as a founda tion for proceedings against postmas ters and other employes, or for deter mining their status and efficiency. The official tenure and even the per sonal liberty of the postmaster may depend upon the statement of his ac counts at a specified date, furnished by this office." Previous to 1890 there were always thousands of delinquent accounts of postmasters every year. In lS92anevv system of auditing was inaugurated. In the third quarter of 1894 there were only 358 delinquents. For the quarter ended June 30, 1901, when there were 76,000 postmasters, there were only nine delinquent postmasters in the United States proper, two in Alaska and three in Hawaii. This is regarded as the best bookkeeping in the wold. The postmaster general is very much in earnest in the matter of se curiug an additional building for the transaction of the work of his depart ment. It is believed by the auditor and the officials that the secretary of the treasury will also desire the eree ' tion of additional quarters. In that event, with two members of the cab inet. recommending the same thing, as a necessary business proposition, it is fair to presume that within another year we shall see the beginning of an other handsome departmental build" ing in this city. SMITH D FRY. CAMERUN CGUNTY PRESS, i HuksbAV, SKPTKMUER 4 , Z902. THE COAL STRIKE. Militia Sent to Lansford, Pa., to Protect Non-Union Men. A Spn Inl Policeman MnlilifWhile Allrmiillne to llrMiin Ills Son From a .flub A 4 arload of Flour for Jilrlkern-Mluern In ui> I't-ly .Mood. Ilazlcton, Pa., An;'. 20.—Angus,. Sheuch, a special policeman in the service of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co., was assaulted and stabbed on the outskirts of the city yesterday whilii attempting to rescue his son, William Siiench, a non-union workman em ployed at the company's No. 40 col liery, from a mob of about 3,000 strik ers who had gathered from all parts of the llazleton region on the roads leading to the mine to frustrate the plans of the company for a partial re sumption of operations with a non union force of 250 hands. Jlarrisburg, Pa., Aug. 28.—The Sec ond troop, Philadelphia city cavalry, was last evening ordered by Gov. Stone to report to Gen. Gobin at Khenanadoah for duty in the anthra cite coal regions. The troop will take the place of the Governor's troop, of Harrislmrg, sent by Gen. Gobin from Shenandoah to Lansford, where there have been serious disturbances. The request for the city troop was made by Gen. Gobin aiyl the governor im mediately directed that the troop start for Shenandoah and assist the militia now in the field to protect life and property. Tumaquu, Pa., Aug. 28.—Maj. Gear hart, commanding the First battalion of the Twelfth regiment, stationed here, asked Gov. Stone to send the Governor's troop from Shenandoah to Lansford. The streets of Lansford and Summit Hill are crowded with strikers. They are in an ugly mood ami an outbreak is feared at any time. Preparations are being made to move troops to Lansford. llinton, W. Va., Aug. 2s. -Great ex citement exists in the vicinity of Red Ash and Henry, caused by the con stables removing the striking min ers from the company's houses. About 40 families who were notified to leave the houses of the lied Ash Coal Co. refused to vacate and when the constables began to remove their household goods, a volley of shots was fired on the officers from the opposite side of the river. They re turned the fire, using Winchesters. The officers are removing the house hold goods and the houses will be oc cupied by other miners. The coal output is steadily increasing. Wilkesbarre, I'a., Aug. 29. —The of ficials at strike headquarters have settled down to the belief that there is no immediate prospect of an early settlement of the strike. While Presi dent Mitchell would not say anything himself, some of his subordinates have been of the opinion that the re turn of .J. Pierpont Morgan to this country would bring about a change in the situation favorable to the miners. The developments of the last few days, however, have entirely dis pelled this vtew ami now all that is heard is: "It is a fight to the fin ish." At the offices of the local coal com panies the information is given out that flic output of coal in the Wyoming region is increasing daily. This is stoutly denied at strike head quarters and the minutes of a meet ing' of the employes of Avondalc mine held Wednesday, on file at President Mitchell's headquarters, show that not one of the hands formerly em ployed at the colliery has returned to work. Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 29.- The first clash between the striking miners and troops occurred Thursday and as a sequel five rioters were arrested, and (apt. Gearhart, of Company T', Twelfth regiment, is suffering from :i wound on his shoulder, made by a stone thrown by a striker. film-field, W. Va., Aug. 29.—'There is considerable excitement on Crane creek and Simmons creek over recent shootings. Thursday morning John Ruble, a blacksmith, employed by 'he Sagamore Coal and Coke Co., was shot by striking miners and killed. Our Locomotive Hullders. Washington. Aug. 2(5.—A report is sued by the census office shows a capi tal of $40, 5in,793 invested in the manu facture of locomotives in the 2s loco motive works reporting for the I'nited States in 1000. The value of the products is returned as $35,209,- ois. In 1900 there were 2H establish ments the sole or chief product of which was locomotives. At these works 2,774 locomotives of all classes were built, with an aggregate value of $27,121,063, compared with 2,409 locomotives built in 19 establishments in 1890. Strike Fnded. New* Castle, Pa., Aug. 27. —The strike of machinists of the Pennsyl vania Engineering Works was set tled yesterday. They struck 13 weeks ago, when a demand for a 10 per cent, increase in wages was refused, which would make their pay the same as in Pittsburg. The settlement was made on all increase amounting to about 5 per cent. Mont l'eloe In Fruptloii. St. Thomas, 1). W. L, Aug. 28.—A dispatch received here from the island of Dominica, says: "Since 2 p. in. Tuesday prolonged rumbling noises, in quick succession, have been heard from the southward. There is every indication that Mont Pelee is violently erupting." Found Two CorpuM In the II ill lis. Rridgeton, N, .1., Aug. 29.—Search ers iu the ruins of the barn of John S. Holmes, which was burned Wed nesday night, found the charred bodies of Holmes and his housekeep er, Miss {Catherine Shute. Holmes was 82 years old and Miss Shuts was 05. John Williams, a negro farm hand, who had been employed by Holmes, has been arrested on suspi cion of having some knowledge of the tragedy. He protested his inno cence, but was committed to jail. Williams told conflicting stories con cern!! g his actions Wednesday night, RAILWAY STATISTICS. The luter-Siale Commerce t'omnif** "lon ■••ues u Summary ol" Ike An liuul Iteport of Hallway* I'overlntf Vcar F tided June 30, IKUI. Washington, Aug. 28.—The inter state commerce commission has is sued a summary of the annual report on statistics of railways in the I uited States, covering the year end ing June 30, 1901. The number of railways in the hands of receivers on that day was 45, a decrease of seven ns compared with the corresponding date of the year previous. The total single track railway mileage iu the United States was 197,237 miles, this mileage having in creased during the year 3,892 miles. Including tracks of all kinds, the ag gregate length of railway mileage was 265,366 miles, an increase of 6,582 miles. There were 39,."84 locomotives in the service of the railways. The to tal number of ears of all classes was 1,550,833. The number of persons in the em ploy of the railways was 1,071,109, or an average of 548 employes per 100 miles of line. The amount of railway capital out standing was $11,038,177,991. This amount, on a mileage basis, repre sents a capitalization of $61,528 per mile of line. The number of passengers carried was 607,278,121, showing an increase fur the year of 30,412,891. The number of tons of freight car ried during the year was 1,089,226,440, a decrease of 12,453,798 being shown. The gross earnings were $1,588,526,- 037, being $101,481,223 more than for the fiscal year 1900. The operating expenses were $1,030,397,270. The total numbivr of casualties to passengers was 61..794, the number of persons killed having been 8,455 and the number injured 53,339. Of rail way employes 2,675 were killed and 41.142 were injured. The number of passengers killed during the year was 282 and the number injured 4,988. The number of persons other than employes and passengers killed was 5,498, injured 7,209. THE EARTH TREMBLED. A Merles ol Farthiiuukes on tke Island of .TlluJaiiao—Twenty .Yloros Were Killed. Washington, Aug. 28.—The war de partment on Wednesday received a cablegram from Gen. Chaffee at Ma nila reporting the occurrence of a series of earthquakes on tlie island of Mindanao. Twenty persons were killed by falling walls, the victims all being Morns. The Americans in the vicinity escaped and the dispatch says there were no reports that any of the soldiers occupying that por tion of the island affected sustained any Injuries. The upheaval occurred in the coun try adjacent to Lake Lanao, in the Moro section of the island, near Camp Viekers, which is now the headquar ters of the American forces stationed in Mindanao. Gen. Chaffee's cable gram says the mountains and rivers and other streams were considerably disturbed and much damage was done. The extent of the damage, however, was not reported. It is pre sumed here that the seismic shocks occurred about five days ago, though the date is not mentioned in the dis patch. This is the first serious earth quake reported from that country during the American occupation of the Philippines. DEFAULTER GOES TO JAIL. Former Teller of a Pittsburg Hank Is I'linnf-d tvlth the Embezzlement of 120,000. Pittsburg, Aug. 28. H. 11. Hrinker, formerly receiving teller of the Ger man national bank, is in jail, charged with embezzlement. The amount of the shortage charged to him is $20,600, which it is claimed the bank was defrauded of by Hrinker manipu lating the deposit slips. After credit ing a depositor in his book, the teller would destroy the slip and fail to enter it in his own books. Cahsier Ramsey says the incident is closed so far as the bank is con cerned, as the Mercantile Trust Co., which was on Drinker's bond for $15,000, settled in full in July last, since which time (Hrinker has been trying to pay the trust company. As the payments on the bond since then have been comparatively small, the company yesterday decided to plane Hrinker in prison as a defaulter. Speculation in stocks is credited with the teller's downfall. Lee Fxplalus the itlystery. Chicago, Aug. 28.—The mystery surrounding the supposed death of "Philetus Jones, millionaire," of Hos ton, whose death notice recently ap peared in Chicago newspapers, was cleared up Wednesday by the confes sion of John Lee, a real estate brok er that, he had invented "Mr. Jones" in order to secure real estate commis sions. A ruse was planned by Lee whereby "Mr. Jones" was to buy ex tensively of Chicago property. An agreement was drawn up between the supposed Jones and a real estate owner and a commission was prom ised. These promised commissions were offered as security for a loan. September 11 Is the Hate. Columbus, 0., Aug. 28.—Chairman Diek, of the republican state execu tive committee, announced last night that, the formal opening of the campaign will take place on Sep tember 27. The place has not yet been selected. The campaign will be conducted on national issues, except insofar as the state issues made by the legislature will be defended. Knox Sails lor Furope. New York, Aug. 28.—Attorney Gen eral Knox sailed for Europe yester day."l am going abroad for the purpose of obtaining a clear title to the property of the Panama Canal C 0.," said Mr. Knox. "I shall also in vestigate the treaty between the Panama Canal Co. and the Colombian government. As regards the presi dent's recent speeches on the trust question, I can only say that 1 am heartily in accord with everything ho has said. 1 think that something iu regard to the trusts will be fcrth eoming at the next meeting of con gress." FRATERNAL CONGRESS. It Mfftn at Hen»»r-.Mortality Tallin and Dentil ItiUm Ho Not Ai;roe. Denver, Col., Aug. 27.—The nation al fraternal congress, the central or ganization of the fraternal and insur ance orders of this country and Can ada, met in annual convention here Tuesday. There are over 300 dele gates present. Fifty-seven fraternal societies hold memberships in the congress. The annual report of President Young, of the National Fraternal Press association, was largely de voted to the action of Third Assist ant Postmaster General Madden, in excluding fraternal publications con taining advertisements, from the mails as second-class matter. Many speeches were made denouncing this construction of the law. Among the papers read was one by I). (). Millard, of the Knights of the Loyal Guard, of Flint, Mich., on "Mortality and Its Costs." lie report ed the national fraternal congress experience tajile to show a death rate at 40 years of 1.3.0 per cent., start ing with 100,000 lives at 20 years. As to this table, Dr. Millard said: "I am constrained to call the at tention of this body to the fact that our table shows at the age of 40 years that the mortality lias in creased about 3 per cent, over that of tables that have been standard in the United States or Canada, except in tropical experiences, for a long time." Denver, Col., Aug. 28.—The na tional fraternal congress on Wednes day listened to reports of officers ami committees. The president, Dr. 11. A. Warner, announced that assur ances had been received from individ ual fraternities which practically guarantee SIOO,OOO for a fraternal building at the world's fair in St. Louis and that from present pros pects there is no doubt the full amount of $200,000 estimated to lie necessary to erect ,equip and main tain this building will be raised. POWERFUL GUNS. American Hattleshlps to bo Provided Wltli the Longest Naval Cannon lu tlio \%orld. Washington, Aug. 27.—The. Con necticut and Louisiana, the two new battleships authorized by the last naval appropriation bill, will carry the most powerful guns, measured by caliber, in the world. With the build ing of each new set of battleships Admiral O'Neil, chief of the bureau of ordnance, has tried to increase the power of flic main batteries, and for the Connecticut and Louisiana lie in tends to increase the length of the big turret guns to 45 calibers. Here tofore the longest naval guns built have been only 40 times their caliber. Not only will this lengthening of the guns increase their efficiency as to range and velocity (and therefore penetrating power) but it will consti tute a distinct addition to the ships. The muzzles of fjuns of 40 calibers when swung broadside just reach the rail and the side blast when fired pre vents the use of secondary guns im mediately below. By increasing the length to 4."i calibers the muzzles of the guns are carried well out. Some improvements also will be made to secure higher initial velocity. The army ordnance Imreiui is ex perimenting at several army posts with a new type of rifle telescopic sight. The new sight is known as the "long field sight" and is attached to the rifle, running parallel with the barrel. The bureau also has sent out to the Philippines a consignment of bolo bayonets, which are in demand among the troops there, who believe the curved bolo weapon to be much superior to the straight bayonet in hand-to-hand fights. The troops have found difficulty in withdrawing the straight bayonet, once it has became imbedded. The cavalrymen want to try detached bolo bayonets for cutting through underbrush. ON THE WANE. Kolden Star ol the Klondike I* Not ■o Itrlclit as Formerly. Washington, Aug. 27.—The golden star of the Klondike is on the wane, according to the official report of George R. Hees, who recently was sent to Dawson by the Canadian Manufacturers' association to make a thorough examination into the busi ness prospects of Kie Yukon terri tory. The state department has made public a communication from United States Consul Hrush, at Niagara Falls, giving some of the principal features of Mr. liees' report. Mr. Hees points to the fact that the total yield of the Klondike last year was $24,000,000 and that the pro duction of the coming year will not, according to government estimates, exceed $14,000,000, a falling off of nearly half. Moreover, no new dis coveries have been made for over a year, although since 1597 thousands of prospectors have been exploring every creek and mountain in the country. At Dawson, Mr. Hees re ports ten applicants for every job, yet boat load after boat load of men continues to arrive. A His; Flsht In Haytl. Cape Haytien, Aug. 27.—The village of Limbe, 82 miles north of Port au Prince, lias been attacked and recap tured by troops of the provisional government. Limbe was In the pos sesison of Firminite soldiers. The fighting was severe and lasted from midnight Monday until noon Tues day. Many men on both sides were killed. The town was completely de stroyed by fire. Sustains the Will. New York, Aug. 27.—A decision was handed down yesterday by Judge La combe in the United States circuit court deciding, so far us that tri bunal is concerned, the noted Fayer weathfr will case. Judge Lacombe's decision confirms the decision of the state court of appeals of July, 1897, which admitted the will of the late Daniel B. Fayerweaither, the million aire leather merchant, to probate. Under the terms of the will tho greater portion of the estate, esti mated at $(5,200,000, was divided be tween various collegia and uuiveral* tie* WONDERFUL WORK. tl'iil. (handler Trlla of (lie !l|>!aiid)(f I'lr'nu of the American Torpedo lloat* K very Slial t. ood Hork. Washington, Aug. 29.—The navy department has made public an ex* tract from the report of Lieut* Chandler, IS. X., commanding 1 tha torpedo flotilla, of the firing 1 of his vessels during the time they were in spected by the secretary of the navy. The report is as follows: "Forming in exact column the flo tilla steamed north until abreast of the firing ground in Coddington Cove, when the Decatur turned and beaded for the target in the cove. This target consists of three plat forms or casks, about 75 feet long in fill, outside of which, at each end, ar« two yellow flags, representing the; two turrets of the 500-foot battle ship. Outside of these again are two red flags representing the ends o£ the same ships. "Steaming bows on for the float, when 1,000 yards away, the secretary pressed the firing key on the bridge, and simultaneously discharged the two torpedoes, one on each side. They curved as set, and one went Immediately under the center of the float, while the other passed inside the right hand yellow flag. "While the Decatur was firing the rest of tlie flotilla continued to the northward, countermarched and re turned cVise to the Decatur, about 500 yards from the target. The boats passed the target at from 17 to 20 knots, and each one fired two torpe does simultaneously from her port broadside. "Of the 12 torpedoes fired by them, one from the Stockton hung by the tail from the tube, with the head in the water, and finally wrenched the tail off, hut not before it had been secured. Of the other 11, all but one passed inside the yellow flags, and that one passed just outside of the yellow flag. "[ believe that the results reported above have never been exceeded he fore and 1 know of no record equal to them. It is seen that out of 14 torpedoes prepared, but one failed to run. Out of the 13 that did run, 13 hit between the turrets of the battle ship target, and the other one under oTie of the turrets. Fully three quarters of the shot would have struck directly under the engine rooms. All boats except, the Decatur were at high speed when they fired, and she was only slowed so as not to overrun the target." MORE MONEY WANTED. The Secretary of the Treasury Asks National Hank* to Increase Their Circulation. Washington, Aug. 29.—lit view of rumors as to Secretary Shaw's plans for relieving the money market in the event of a possible stringency, the secretary has authorized the fol lowing statement: "The secretary recently invited serine of the larger national banks in the principal cities to order addition al amounts of circulating notes to bo printed. National banks are entitled to issue circulation to the full amount of their capital. The aggre gate capital of national banks is $700,000,000. but the banks have out standing only $1)58,000,000 of circula tion. The secretary has hoped to in troduce an element of elasticity into the present system. His suggestions to the various banks in the larger cities that they make preparation for additional circulation have met with very favorable responses. It is not his intention that they should issue this additional circulation at all events, but only in case of actual necessity and emergency." BOXER CLAIMS. nifttrltmtloii of u fart of the 4 litnesa Indemnity Will llegln at Once. Washington, Aug. 29. -The state department lir.s decided to begin at once the distribution of the first in stallment of the Chinese indemnity funds, amounting to about S4SO,O(JO» among the missionary societies and individuals who suffered from the J'.oxcr uprising. The claims commis sion has adopted the plan of report ing on the merits of the claims in in stalments. instead of making one re port at the end of the investigation. Their first report, which has been received, passes upon »>u claims out of a total of about 250. These <>o claims p moil lit to about ifSOO.OUO, so the lirst instalment of the Chinese indemnity will not be large enough to defray that total. Instead of waiting until snflieienf money is at hand for this purpose, the department will |»iy 25 per cent, to each of these claimants immediately. A II il'.li' I* imminent. Willemstad, Island of Curacoa, Aug. 29. A battle between the army com manded by President. Castro, of Venezuela. ;.nd the revolutionists of that republic is imminent. The president is marching on Ocumare, where the advance guard of the gov ernment arm\ is stationed. The revo lutionists occupy La Dcmoeraeia, only a few leagues distant from Ocumare. All the telegraph and telephone lines are cut. Allien' Trip to ih™ Orient, Washington, Aug. 29. lien. Nelson A. Miles, accompanied by Mrs. Miles, and his aides. Cols. Whitney and Mil us, will leave Washington for the Philippine I lands next Wednesday. Two short stops >\ill be made in the ,journey to San Francisco, where the party will arrive in time to sail on the Thomas, which, leaves on Septem ber IG. The I'aMln: ol til« Mr«n-iii:«r Boy, Chicago. Aug. 29. The Western Unfon Telegraph Co has definitely decided that it will, in this city, em ploy no in or ■ boys as messengers. I'he boys have struck three times within the last month and the com pany has derided that it will employ them no longer, (iirls will be used t<» carry messages in the business and residence districts. For the ldght work men will be used, and men will V:so be kept in the day time for the purpose oi° carrying messages into the undesirable parts of the city, 'he c-bapjfe will be made at once. 3
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